St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-23
TH FAesODS.
Eut little Change i'm the Situation.
Eselated Travellers Get Away.

Eseiated Travellers Get Away.
Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, Oak, March 22.-The wrath
of the watery elements is still unabated.
But little change is noted in the condition
of the floods from yesterday. During last
night the water south of the city seemed to
recede as if the gorge below had broken and
given the pent-up furies relief. A fall of
twelve inches was noted i'll short time,
but early this molning another rise oc-
cured, bringing it back to high water
mark. Since noon but little change has oc-
CURED. The water has varied two to three
inches, but graYitateS back to about the
same position. Travellers from the east on
the Northern Pacific railroad, who have
been held here for several days awaiting
Developments were
JUBILANT THIS MORNING
at the announcement that they would all
be transferred in boats to day to the Man
dan side, where trains were waiting to carry
them on their journey. Faces that an hour
before could have been measured only with
elastic tape lines were suddenly transformed
INTO wide gauge smiles. bounded each end
oy an ear. The doleful chant of Moses
III Egypt which had for five days floated
up from the Northern Pacific depot and
cast gloom over the entire city, suddenly
glided into the glad refrain, "HomewarCt
Bound" and with waving caps, bonnets,
handkerchiefs. napkins, aprons and other
garments. the train pulled out at II Ill. and
moved to the bridge across the river.
BOATS WERE WAITING
to transfer as many as possible. and during
the afternoon thirty-five passengers with
baggage, were transferred from the Bis
marck side to the Mandan side, and about
the same number from that side back to
Bismarck. Other transfers will be made
tomorrow as fast as possible, but the work
Will be slow till larger boats can be OBJ
tanned. The Helena is on the way down
from above and is expected some time to-
morrow. AS soon as she arrives she Will
be pressed into service as transfer and
will relieve the smaller craft now in use
The full force of the flood was not under.
stood here until to-day when the territorial
court convened. This was the day for the
return of grand and trial jurors summoned
from seven counties When the roll OF
jurors was called it was found large num-
Der were absent. All the jurors from Nc
Lean county north. aud Emmons and Bose
man south are shut off. Turtle creek
bridge. three miles south of Washburn,
Painted Wood bridge, eight miles south,
another ten miles south and numerous
smaller ones between there and the city are
CARRIED AWAY,
making communication between Washburn
and Bismarck impossible. The vast eX.
panse of back water south of the city has
gOrged the mouth of Apple creek and
backed that stream up until water to tine
depth of two feet runs over the railroad
track east of the city. The west-bount
train to-day passed through safely, and 81
far as heard from, the o'clock train TO
the east has passed the danger mark il
safety. One juror was promptly excused
by Judge Francis to-day when he Informed
the court that he had a large band of sheel
south of the city grazing on the top of hi
house and nobody to drive them to water
Notwithstanding the demoralized condition
Of court to-day by reason of the absence O
jurors and witnesses, the judge set dow
twenty-five jury cases for trial tomorrow
AT MANDAN.
Special to the Globe.
MANDAN, Oak, March 22.-The waite
is twelve inches lower than yesterday ant
falling slowly. No great damage has beel
done in town. Only the low lying portion
have been covered. No suffering of an
kind exists. The railroad company expect
to transfer all the passengers and mail to
morrow without difficulty.
FFaddock Murder Trial.
Special to the Globe.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, March 22.-Ey very
thing is in readiness for the opening of tn